Port plan enables national trade growth while protecting the environment

If we don’t meet the increasing demand in container trade through the Port of Vancouver, there will be consequences for Canada’s economic progress.

The Port of Vancouver is pictured in 2014. Once Canadian ports are full, importers and exporters will be forced to move cargo through ports in the U.S., resulting in increased transportation costs which would be passed on to Canadian consumers and export markets and impact our trade competitiveness, writes Duncan Wilson.Flickr photograph by Kyle Pearce

Opinion

BY DUNCAN WILSON

August 10, 2020

As Canada continues to tackle the challenge of COVID-19, the Port of Vancouver remains resilient, thanks to a diverse trading partners and cargo. At the end of June, year-to-date cargo volumes are only one per cent lower than 2019, despite pandemic impacts to the cruise and auto sectors. This gives ...

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